County Kilkenny

County Kilkenny
Contae Chill Chainnigh
Coat of arms of County Kilkenny
Etymology: Named after Kilkenny
Nickname: 
The Marble County
Anthem: The Rose of Mooncoin
County Kilkenny located in the southeast of Ireland
County Kilkenny in Ireland
Coordinates: 52°35′N 7°15′W / 52.583°N 7.250°W / 52.583; -7.250
CountryIreland
ProvinceLeinster
RegionSouthern
Osraigeabout 150
Shire of Kilkennyafter 1172
Earldom of Ormondabout 1328
Earldom of Ossoryabout 1528
County of Kilkennyby 1610
Founded byÓengus Osrithe
Named forSt. Canice
CityKilkenny
Government
 • Local authorityKilkenny County Council[1]
 • Dáil constituencyCarlow–Kilkenny
 • EP constituencySouth
Area
 • Total2,073 km2 (800 sq mi)
 • Rank16th
Highest elevation515 m (1,690 ft)
Population
 • Total103,685
 • Rank21st
 • Density50/km2 (130/sq mi)
DemonymCat
Eircode
E41, R95 (primarily)
Area code+ 353 56 & 353 51
ISO 3166 codeIE-KK
Number plateKK[4]
WebsiteOfficial website Edit this at Wikidata
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County Kilkenny (Irish: Contae Chill Chainnigh) is a county in Ireland. It is in the province of Leinster and is part of the Southern Region. It is named after the city of Kilkenny.[a] Kilkenny County Council is the local authority for the county. At the 2022 census the population of the county was 103,685.[3] The county was based on the historic Gaelic kingdom of Ossory (Osraighe), which was coterminous with the Diocese of Ossory.

  1. ^ Kilkenny County Council (2016). "Kilkenny County Council Elected Members". kilkennycoco.ie. Archived from the original on 7 August 2016. Retrieved 3 August 2016.
  2. ^ Central Statistics Office. "Statistical Facts About Your County – Kilkenny". cso.ie. Archived from the original on 12 April 2013. Retrieved 4 October 2019.
  3. ^ a b "Census of Population 2022 – Preliminary Results". Central Statistics Office (Ireland). Retrieved 23 May 2023.
  4. ^ Oireachtas. "S.I. No. 432/1999 – Vehicle Registration and Taxation (Amendment) Regulations, 1999". irishstatutebook.ie. Archived from the original on 7 August 2016. Retrieved 3 August 2016.
  5. ^ Local Government Reform Act 2014, s. 19 (No. 1 of 2014, s. 19). Enacted on 27 January 2014. Act of the Oireachtas. Retrieved from Irish Statute Book.


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